It can also be used in identification for a national registration card or driver's license.

[citation needed] There are three types of passports, each with its own eligibility criteria.

[citation needed] An applicant is required to provide the following supporting documents and the prevailing fees before being issued a new passport.

[2] The information below is stated on the identification page in French and English.

2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.